David Martínez Ruiz started working in traditional construction at an early age, doing a range of masonry work.

His work today focuses on recovering and executing stuccowork, a rendering technique involving the application of a putty with fine particle sizes for which David uses natural materials… such as lime, which is then polished. Reproducing dilapidated stuccos is another task he often undertakes. He also does sgraffiti, which involves applying various layers of mortar and then removing parts of the outer layers following a decorative pattern, leaving the deeper, differently coloured layers of mortar visible.

David has also built many roof structures, notably including brick vaulting – self-bearing masonry erected without falsework in which the bricks are laid edge-on with plaster in an optimal solution for covering irregular spaces given its versatility.

Structural reinforcement, especially in old farmhouses, always with a wholly traditional process, is another job he often does.